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picture of an advisor advising an advisee 

Find out here what exactly advisors can view in the WyoCourses shells their students are participating.

 

What is Advisor Access in WyoCourses?

Under FERPA, Academic Advisors have a reasonable necessity for access to their advisees’ grades. Advisors can check Banner for mid-term and final grades; in addition, if a faculty member allows, they can also see posted grades in WyoCourses. 

 

What can Academic Advisors see in WyoCourses?

Academic Advisors can see all published course content and grades for ONLY their directly assigned student advisees. They are not able to see other students’ grades. 

 

How can I opt out of allowing Advisor Access in WyoCourses?

To opt out of allowing advisor access to WyoCourses please contact the Office of the Registrar. If you choose to opt out the Office of Academic Affairs will expect that all student progress reports will be submitted in a timely manner. 

 

Screen shots illustrating what a sample UW Student Advisor attached to a student in a course can see

This sample course has all tools (i.e. Assignments, Quizzes, etc.) visible to students. Note: If a menu item is hidden from students it will also be hidden from Advisors.

Advisor is attached to a student with participation in the course:


image showing advisor's view of home page of a course

This is the course home page. All current assignments are visible. Note only enabled options display in the sidebar but “People” remains hidden regardless of navigation.


image showing advisor's view of course syllabus page of a course

The full Syllabus and Calendar are both visible.


image showing advisor's view of course files page

Course Files that have been published and are not locked are visible and able to be downloaded by the Advisor.


image showing advisor's view of assignments page

All assignments are visible. Since the student has participated, grades are visible for the student’s submissions.


image showing advisor's view of an assignment called 'text entry, peer reviewed' in wyocourses

When viewed from the Assignments Tool, all assignments will only display the points possible and the assignment details. The student’s submission can only be viewed through the Grades Tool.


image showing that the Grades tool is how advisors access student submissions.


Assignments requiring a file upload will not display the file on the Assignments Tool.


Assignments that have not yet begun will not display any information.


image showing advisor's view of a discussion in wyocourses

Discussions also will not display through the Assignments Tool.


image showing advisor's view of a peer review discussion in wyocourses

Continued demonstration of assignments accessed via the Assignments Tool.


image showing advisor's view of the quizzes tool of wyocourses

Quizzes will only display quiz details and will not display any results or grades unless viewed through the Grades Tool.


image showing advisor's view of assignment tool of wyocourses

Another discussion post viewed through the Assignments Tool.


image showing advisor's view of quizzes tool of wyocourses

Another quiz viewed through the Assignments Tool.


image showing advisor's view of modules tool in wyocourses

The Modules Tool displays all current published module components. If files are listed here, they can be downloaded.

The Collaborations Tool will not display any collaborations.

The Conferences Tool will not display any conferences.


image showing advisor's view of grades tool in wyocourses

Grades will display the same way the student sees them. All posted grades will be visible and any pending grades will have icons indicating they are not yet completed. The following screenshots will show how these submissions display if accessed through the Grades Tool.

Viewing Graded Assignments as an Advisor


image showing advisor's view of the assignment tool in wyocourses

This submission can be viewed by the Advisor. Additionally, any comments made on the assignment through the instructor or peer review would display on the side.


image showing advisor can download a student submission in the assignments tool

This is a student’s submission for an assignment. The advisor will be able to view and download the student’s submission.


image showing advisor will see 'No Submission' if student hasn't submitted assignment

Advisors will see “No Submission” if the student has not submitted anything to the assignment.


image showing advisor can see discussion contributions by student

Discussions can be viewed by the Advisor as well. However, if the Advisor were to click the “view the full group discussion” button, they will see the following page.


image showing advisor is not authorized to view discussion contributions by other students

This shows the page the Advisor will see if they click the “view the full group discussion” button.


image showing advisor view of peer discussions has same permissions as group discussions

Viewing Peer Discussions has the same permissions as Group Discussions.


image showing advisor can see posts to discussions

Here is another example of a discussion post that an observer might see.


image showing advisor can see quiz results for student

If the student is allowed to view the quiz answers, so will the Advisor.


image showing advisor can only see score if instructor hasn't allowed viewing of correct answers

If the instructor hasn’t allowed for answers to be shown, this is what the Advisor will see.

 
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Email: wyocourses@uwyo.edu